Dr. Raj Rampersaud

Dr. Raj Rampersaud

Guyana-born Dr. Rampersaud graduated in 1992 with his honours Medical Degree from the University of Western Ontario (UWO) in London, Ontario and completed Orthopaedic specialty training at UWO in 1997. Two fellowships followed – in Orthopaedic Spine Surgery at UWO in 1997 and in Neurosurgical Spine Surgery in 1998 at University of Tennessee, Memphis. Currently an Associate Professor in Surgery at University of Toronto, Dr. Rampersaud joined University Health Network’s Division of Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurosurgery as a consultant in 1999. Dr. Rampersaud is the immediate past president of the Canadian Spine Society. His academic interests are in minimally invasive spine surgery, surgical safety and outcomes from a health services perspective.

About Bone and Joint Canada

Bone and Joint Canada (BJC) has developed partnerships across Canada with health care providers committed to the management of people presenting with musculoskeletal disorders. Working through clinical, administrative and policy leaders in each of the provinces BJC has developed a network approach to improving system performance and patient care. By working together and building on these relationships there are significant opportunities for improving the care for MSK patients across Canada through the next decade.